Röbäck

This location is mentioned in the following paragraphs:

(§208) I reached RÖDBӒCK in the evening and spent the night there. There was a strong wind blowing from the north-east and it turned cold towards evening.

(§209) 24th. Close to Rödbäck there lies a fine big meadow, completely flat were it not for the hundreds of tree-covered grassy banks. All along the road and by the river, which shortly arrives at the town of Umeå, there are mineral springs full of ochre and covered with a silvery scum. I believe that Rödbäck has taken its name from their red sediment. There is a mineral spring flowing from a hill close to Rödbäck that several people have died from drinking (see Rudbeck the Elder, who has given the number of inhabitants as 82 instead of 28).

(§1087) The LIMINGO grasslands began here and they cover a much bigger area than those at either Övertorne or Rödbäck. The land was very marshy to start with, full of horse-tail and with such an abundance of 'Arundo' [Reed] in particular that it resembled a forest. 'Circutaria aquatica' [Cowbane] was growing by the road in great quantities. I asked whether there were any deaths among the cattle and they answered: "Yes. Do you know anything that would help?. So-and-so has lost so many etc".

Practical data about this location:

• Written: RÖDBÄCK
• GPS (lat,lon): [63.80879, 20.18901]
• Geoname: 603304